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"Captain, the new recruit is arriving today, right?"

As they approached the cave entrance, Li Youan and his companion heard a young man's voice coming from inside.

Tapping.

Before Zhang Mo could get a reply from the captain, he heard footsteps coming from the cave entrance.

As the footsteps grew closer, Zhang Mo saw a man and a woman walking slowly towards him.

The two men were about eighteen years old, with youthful faces. Zhang Mo observed their clothing and saw the clan crests on them. He nodded in his heart, confirming their identities.

"Hmm, it seems this woman is the Dongfang Jinghong we mentioned earlier."

Meanwhile, the teenager standing to the side had bright, piercing eyes, a bone whip at his waist, and a composed expression. He was said to have been taken in as a disciple by Wei Zifei of the Array Hall.

Looking at the people in front of them, Li Youan and Dongfang Jinghong bowed respectfully.

"Greetings, seniors. I am Li Youan (Dongfang Jinghong)."

None of them spoke, but instead looked at the captain in the center.

Seeing that the team members were all looking at him, Luo Jingshan put the machete he was carrying on his shoulder aside, walked to the middle of the field, and gestured for Li Youan and the other person to stand next to him.

After Li Youan and the other person stood in place, Luo Jingshan was about to introduce them to the people around him when he casually patted Li Youan on the shoulder. He had sensed something was off before, and now Luo Jingshan was finally certain of this unusual feeling.

"What happened to you two on your way here? How did you break through to the Kaiyuan Realm?"

After asking Li Youan, Luo Jingshan didn't wait for his reply and looked at Dongfang Jinghong on the other side of him.

"Where did you two get such a strong smell of blood on you? And you've suffered such serious injuries. Even with the medicine to help you recover, you must still be feeling terrible."

Before the two could reply, Luo Jingshan began introducing themselves to each other to make it easier to talk later.

"My name is Luo Jingshan, and I am the captain of the 13th squad. This handsome young man is Li Youan, one of our new members."

"At the same time, he is also a disciple of Master Wei Zifei of the Array Hall, so our team will have an array master from now on."

"This is another new member of our team, Dongfang Jinghong, who is a treasure refiner."

"Right now, there's probably no team at Outpost One with a more complete setup than ours."

Luo Jingshan didn't let the two explain their injuries first, but instead introduced their identities, which was also for his own reasons.

Because this is Outpost No. 1, the surrounding environment is extremely complex and dangerous, and the casualty rate of the squad here is the highest among all outposts.

When the squad is on a mission, various situations will arise, and injuries are inevitable.

The two were relatively weak. In a place where people risk their lives, family background wasn't that important, so the team members naturally felt some aversion towards the two who were slightly weaker.

However, Luo Jingshan's introduction and the fact that the two had special identities provided them with some convenience, making it easier for them to be accepted by the team members and thus integrate into the team more quickly.

Otherwise, if there are grudges among team members, it is easy to make a careless move when going out on a mission and put the team in an extremely dangerous environment.

Sure enough, after Luo Jingshan finished his introduction, the scrutiny in the team members' eyes lessened considerably, since no one wanted the team's strength to decline.

When going on a mission, if you have two burdens with you, you will have to be careful in battle and will not be able to fight with all your might.

Luo Jingshan, of course, also noticed the change in the team members' eyes, and nodded to himself, thinking, "I'm really good at making arrangements."

If anyone ever says that I, Lao Luo, only know how to chop people up again, I'll use my machete to give them a good beating.

Li Youan and Dongfang Jinghong hid behind Luo Jingshan and exchanged a glance. The two shrewd people naturally understood what their captain was doing.

"It seems this captain isn't as burly as he appears," Li Youan thought to himself.

Luo Jingshan patted Li Youan on the shoulder again. Li Youan was a little confused, but when he saw Luo Jingshan's eyes, he understood that he wanted him to talk about his experience on the way here.

Li Youan quickly organized his thoughts and began to speak rapidly, starting with his encounter with the Frost and Snow Crane.

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Zhou Yi and the man in black had already fought their way from the sky to the ground.

The ancient tree was broken, the limbs of the monsters were scattered everywhere, and the land around the two was completely scorched. In addition to the smell of burning materials, there was also a faint aroma of meat in the air.

"What, aren't you going to show your true face yet?"

Zhou Yi looked at the black-clad man panting heavily not far away.

"Sect Master Zhou, you've been chasing me all this way, and I've given you many chances to leave along the way."

"The thought that such a beautiful woman is about to pass away makes me feel a little heartbroken."

The man in black looked at Zhou Yi, panting heavily, but his tone was teasing.

Before Zhou Yi could respond, the man in black waved his right hand, and many other men dressed in black appeared around him.

After scanning the group of men in black surrounding her, Zhou Yi's expression remained unchanged, and a hint of happiness could even be heard in her tone.

"So you finally couldn't hold back anymore. Is this all of you?"

Seeing that Zhou Yi remained completely calm, the leader of the men in black was momentarily at a loss for words.

"Little wench, what are you pretending for? After I catch you, I'll have to enjoy myself first."

"You think you're the only one leading the men? My Dongfang family is such a large family business, how could I possibly rely on just one person? I wonder if you've ever heard of Dongfang Jinwei?"

As Zhou Yi uttered her last word, a group of people with Eastern family crests on their clothes appeared on the outermost edge, surrounding all the newly appeared men in black.

"The situation has changed again, you rat."

As Zhou Yi spoke, she waved her right hand, and the two groups of people on the outside were already locked in battle, but it was clear that the men in black were at a disadvantage.

"Hmph, don't be too happy yet."

As the man in black spoke, he used his divine sense to scan his surroundings, trying to find a loophole.

Both being at the Spirit Core Realm, Zhou Yi could tell what the man in black was planning.

"Don't waste your time. If you don't get reinforcements, I'm going to catch you today, you rat."

After confirming there were no gaps, the man in black's eyes flickered with uncertainty, and he secretly made a hand seal behind his back with his right hand.

"The Maze."

The entire battlefield began to seep out wisps of demonic energy from the ground, which quickly filled the entire battlefield.

"Demons? No, that's not right!"

Seeing the overflowing demonic energy, Zhou Yi was somewhat surprised. She had thought it was a demon, but the man was clearly human.

"You're a demon!"

Upon hearing the words "demonic human" from Zhou Yi, the man became excited.

"Shut up! How dare you say such a thing? You actually dare..."

"You scum of humanity, who willingly succumbed to demonic energy and willingly degenerated, today I will cleanse the human race..."

Zhou Yi was about to say something, but was quickly interrupted by the man in black.

"How could you high and mighty people understand how we survive?"

"Blood Demon Technique - Azure Blood Demon Blade"

Under the control of the man in black, the men in black fighting with the Eastern Guards were all surrounded by black mist, and faint roars could be heard from within the mist.

The black mist lingered briefly on the group before quickly gathering around the man in black, as he swung his blood-red longsword.

The men in black around them collapsed like dried corpses after the black mist left, clearly having had all their life force drained by the mist.

The demonic energy merged with the crimson blade light, slashing down at Zhou Yi.

This strike, after merging the life force of all the men in black, has exceeded the limits of the Spirit Core Realm.

Unable to dodge at all, Zhou Yi took out a shield from her spatial ring and held it in front of her.

Zhou Yi's thoughts flashed through her mind, one image after another, finally settling on a face.

"How come, at the very end, the last thing I think of is you, you rascal?"

Zhou Yi murmured to herself, waiting for the blade to fall.

but.

One breath, two breaths, three breaths...

As time passed, Zhou Yi did not feel any impact from the shield.

A pair of somewhat familiar white shoes came into Zhou Yi's view.

Looking up along the shape of the clothes, sure enough, it was that familiar face.

"Xiaoyi, I have entered the Spirit Sea."

Upon hearing this, Zhou Yi's clenched fists trembled slightly, and the shield, having lost its support, collapsed to the ground.

"So many years without news from you, I..."

Before Zhou Yi could finish speaking, Du Zhong pulled her into a tight embrace.

"I'm here, I'm here, I've returned from the far west."

Sunlight filtered through the leaves, bathing the two in a golden glow.